Greenwood Place holds the following values, which are integral to our work, our culture and the community we seek to build.
To understand the importance of both listening and leading
To balance compassion, flexibility and rigour
To work collaboratively and to maintain objectivity
To act with humility and a bold, entrepreneurial spirit
To operate in all circumstances with integrity and respect for others.
WE STRIVE TO:
Be thorough, curious and thoughtful in our questioning whilst ensuring that everything we do and ask for is proportionate and that our processes are as streamlined as possible.
Ensure that our methods are transparent for both clients and grantees and that information is presented in a digestible manner.
Apply consistency in our approach. We believe in the power of building strong relationships and trust with partners whilst retaining objectivity in our analysis.
Approach all interactions with potential and actual grantee partners in a collaborative, supportive and respectful manner.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We are a learning focused organisation
We have been exploring how grant-making can perpetuate power imbalance and reinforce inequity. This has opened up important conversations about our privilege and bias and how it shows up in our practices.
This is an ongoing journey. We are committed to reviewing and revising our internal operations, hiring and funding practices as well as our use of language. We will do more to ensure we are listening to and funding those most impacted by the problems we seek to address.
We know we may make mistakes but our commitment is to be intentional to address our flaws and redesign our own working practices within this sector.